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<h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.top_of_page"></a>GimpConfig-path</span></h2>
<p>GimpConfig-path — File path utilities for libgimpconfig.</p>
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<a name="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.functions"></a><h2>Functions</h2>
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<span class="returnvalue">GParamSpec</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-param-spec-config-path" title="gimp_param_spec_config_path ()">gimp_param_spec_config_path</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#GimpConfigPathType" title="enum GimpConfigPathType"><span class="returnvalue">GimpConfigPathType</span></a>
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-param-spec-config-path-type" title="gimp_param_spec_config_path_type ()">gimp_param_spec_config_path_type</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand" title="gimp_config_path_expand ()">gimp_config_path_expand</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">GList</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand-to-files" title="gimp_config_path_expand_to_files ()">gimp_config_path_expand_to_files</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-unexpand" title="gimp_config_path_unexpand ()">gimp_config_path_unexpand</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">GFile</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-file-new-for-config-path" title="gimp_file_new_for_config_path ()">gimp_file_new_for_config_path</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-file-get-config-path" title="gimp_file_get_config_path ()">gimp_file_get_config_path</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-data-path" title="gimp_config_build_data_path ()">gimp_config_build_data_path</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-writable-path" title="gimp_config_build_writable_path ()">gimp_config_build_writable_path</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-plug-in-path" title="gimp_config_build_plug_in_path ()">gimp_config_build_plug_in_path</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-system-path" title="gimp_config_build_system_path ()">gimp_config_build_system_path</a> <span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<td class="define_keyword">#define</td>
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<a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#GIMP-VALUE-HOLDS-CONFIG-PATH:CAPS" title="GIMP_VALUE_HOLDS_CONFIG_PATH()">GIMP_VALUE_HOLDS_CONFIG_PATH</a><span class="c_punctuation">()</span>
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<a name="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.other"></a><h2>Types and Values</h2>
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<td class="typedef_keyword">typedef</td>
<td class="function_name"><a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#GimpConfigPath" title="GimpConfigPath">GimpConfigPath</a></td>
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<td class="datatype_keyword">enum</td>
<td class="function_name"><a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#GimpConfigPathType" title="enum GimpConfigPathType">GimpConfigPathType</a></td>
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<a name="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>File path utilities for libgimpconfig.</p>
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<a name="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.functions_details"></a><h2>Functions</h2>
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<a name="gimp-param-spec-config-path"></a><h3>gimp_param_spec_config_path ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">GParamSpec</span> *
gimp_param_spec_config_path (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *name</code></em>,
                             <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *nick</code></em>,
                             <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *blurb</code></em>,
                             <em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#GimpConfigPathType" title="enum GimpConfigPathType"><span class="type">GimpConfigPathType</span></a> type</code></em>,
                             <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *default_value</code></em>,
                             <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GParamFlags</span> flags</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Creates a param spec to hold a filename, dir name,
or list of file or dir names.
See <code class="function">g_param_spec_internal()</code> for more information.</p>
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<a name="gimp-param-spec-config-path.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>name</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>Canonical name of the param</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>nick</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>Nickname of the param</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>blurb</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>Brief description of param.</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>type</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>a <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#GimpConfigPathType" title="enum GimpConfigPathType"><span class="type">GimpConfigPathType</span></a> value.</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>default_value</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>Value to use if none is assigned.</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>flags</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>a combination of <span class="type">GParamFlags</span></p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
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<a name="gimp-param-spec-config-path.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p>a newly allocated <span class="type">GParamSpec</span> instance. </p>
<p><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span></p>
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<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-4.html#api-index-2.4">2.4</a></p>
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<a name="gimp-param-spec-config-path-type"></a><h3>gimp_param_spec_config_path_type ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#GimpConfigPathType" title="enum GimpConfigPathType"><span class="returnvalue">GimpConfigPathType</span></a>
gimp_param_spec_config_path_type (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GParamSpec</span> *pspec</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Tells whether the path param encodes a filename,
dir name, or list of file or dir names.</p>
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<a name="gimp-param-spec-config-path-type.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>pspec</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>A <span class="type">GParamSpec</span> for a path param</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr></tbody>
</table></div>
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<a name="gimp-param-spec-config-path-type.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> a <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#GimpConfigPathType" title="enum GimpConfigPathType"><span class="type">GimpConfigPathType</span></a> value</p>
</div>
<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-4.html#api-index-2.4">2.4</a></p>
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<a name="gimp-config-path-expand"></a><h3>gimp_config_path_expand ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
gimp_config_path_expand (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *path</code></em>,
                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">gboolean</span> recode</code></em>,
                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Paths as stored in gimprc and other config files have to be treated
special.  The string may contain special identifiers such as for
example ${gimp_dir} that have to be substituted before use. Also
the user's filesystem may be in a different encoding than UTF-8
(which is what is used for the gimprc). This function does the
variable substitution for you and can also attempt to convert to
the filesystem encoding.</p>
<p>To reverse the expansion, use <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-unexpand" title="gimp_config_path_unexpand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_unexpand()</code></a>.</p>
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<a name="gimp-config-path-expand.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
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<col class="parameters_description">
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>path</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>a NUL-terminated string in UTF-8 encoding</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>recode</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>whether to convert to the filesystem's encoding</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>error</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>return location for errors</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
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<a name="gimp-config-path-expand.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> a newly allocated NUL-terminated string</p>
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<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-4.html#api-index-2.4">2.4</a></p>
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<a name="gimp-config-path-expand-to-files"></a><h3>gimp_config_path_expand_to_files ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">GList</span> *
gimp_config_path_expand_to_files (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *path</code></em>,
                                  <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Paths as stored in the gimprc have to be treated special. The
string may contain special identifiers such as for example
${gimp_dir} that have to be substituted before use. Also the user's
filesystem may be in a different encoding than UTF-8 (which is what
is used for the gimprc).</p>
<p>This function runs <em class="parameter"><code>path</code></em>
 through <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand" title="gimp_config_path_expand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_expand()</code></a> and
<a href="../html/libgimpbase3-gimpenv.html#gimp-path-parse"><code class="function">gimp_path_parse()</code></a>, then turns the filenames returned by
<a href="../html/libgimpbase3-gimpenv.html#gimp-path-parse"><code class="function">gimp_path_parse()</code></a> into GFile using <code class="function">g_file_new_for_path()</code>.</p>
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<a name="gimp-config-path-expand-to-files.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
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<col class="parameters_description">
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>path</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>a NUL-terminated string in UTF-8 encoding</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>error</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>return location for errors</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
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<a name="gimp-config-path-expand-to-files.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p>a <span class="type">GList</span> of newly allocated <span class="type">GFile</span> objects. </p>
<p><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays."><span class="acronym">element-type</span></acronym> GFile][<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span></p>
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<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-10.html#api-index-2.10">2.10</a></p>
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<a name="gimp-config-path-unexpand"></a><h3>gimp_config_path_unexpand ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
gimp_config_path_unexpand (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *path</code></em>,
                           <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">gboolean</span> recode</code></em>,
                           <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
<p>The inverse operation of <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand" title="gimp_config_path_expand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_expand()</code></a></p>
<p>This function takes a <em class="parameter"><code>path</code></em>
 and tries to substitute the first
elements by well-known special identifiers such as for example
${gimp_dir}. The unexpanded path can then be stored in gimprc and
other config files.</p>
<p>If <em class="parameter"><code>recode</code></em>
 is <code class="literal">TRUE</code> then <em class="parameter"><code>path</code></em>
 is in local filesystem encoding,
if <em class="parameter"><code>recode</code></em>
 is <code class="literal">FALSE</code> then <em class="parameter"><code>path</code></em>
 is assumed to be UTF-8.</p>
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<a name="gimp-config-path-unexpand.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col width="150px" class="parameters_name">
<col class="parameters_description">
<col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations">
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<td class="parameter_name"><p>path</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>a NUL-terminated string</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>recode</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>whether <em class="parameter"><code>path</code></em>
is in filesystem encoding or UTF-8</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>error</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>return location for errors</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-path-unexpand.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> a newly allocated NUL-terminated UTF-8 string</p>
</div>
<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-10.html#api-index-2.10">2.10</a></p>
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<a name="gimp-file-new-for-config-path"></a><h3>gimp_file_new_for_config_path ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">GFile</span> *
gimp_file_new_for_config_path (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *path</code></em>,
                               <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Expands <em class="parameter"><code>path</code></em>
 using <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand" title="gimp_config_path_expand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_expand()</code></a> and returns a <span class="type">GFile</span>
for the expanded path.</p>
<p>To reverse the expansion, use <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-file-get-config-path" title="gimp_file_get_config_path ()"><code class="function">gimp_file_get_config_path()</code></a>.</p>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-file-new-for-config-path.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col width="150px" class="parameters_name">
<col class="parameters_description">
<col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>path</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>a NUL-terminated string in UTF-8 encoding</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>error</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>return location for errors</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-file-new-for-config-path.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p>a newly allocated <span class="type">GFile</span>,
or <code class="literal">NULL</code> if the expansion failed. </p>
<p><span class="annotation">[<acronym title="NULL may be passed as the value in, out, in-out; or as a return value."><span class="acronym">nullable</span></acronym>][<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span></p>
</div>
<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-10.html#api-index-2.10">2.10</a></p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gimp-file-get-config-path"></a><h3>gimp_file_get_config_path ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
gimp_file_get_config_path (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GFile</span> *file</code></em>,
                           <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Unexpands <em class="parameter"><code>file</code></em>
's path using <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-unexpand" title="gimp_config_path_unexpand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_unexpand()</code></a> and
returns the unexpanded path.</p>
<p>The inverse operation of <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-file-new-for-config-path" title="gimp_file_new_for_config_path ()"><code class="function">gimp_file_new_for_config_path()</code></a>.</p>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-file-get-config-path.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col width="150px" class="parameters_name">
<col class="parameters_description">
<col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>file</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>a <span class="type">GFile</span></p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>error</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>return location for errors</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-file-get-config-path.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> a newly allocated NUL-terminated UTF-8 string, or <code class="literal">NULL</code> if
unexpanding failed.</p>
</div>
<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-10.html#api-index-2.10">2.10</a></p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gimp-config-build-data-path"></a><h3>gimp_config_build_data_path ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
gimp_config_build_data_path (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *name</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Creates a search path as it is used in the gimprc file.  The path
returned by <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-data-path" title="gimp_config_build_data_path ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_build_data_path()</code></a> includes a directory
below the user's gimp directory and one in the system-wide data
directory.</p>
<p>Note that you cannot use this path directly with <a href="../html/libgimpbase3-gimpenv.html#gimp-path-parse"><code class="function">gimp_path_parse()</code></a>.
As it is in the gimprc notation, you first need to expand and
recode it using <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand" title="gimp_config_path_expand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_expand()</code></a>.</p>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-build-data-path.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col width="150px" class="parameters_name">
<col class="parameters_description">
<col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations">
</colgroup>
<tbody><tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>name</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>directory name (in UTF-8 encoding)</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr></tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-build-data-path.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> a newly allocated string</p>
</div>
<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-4.html#api-index-2.4">2.4</a></p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gimp-config-build-writable-path"></a><h3>gimp_config_build_writable_path ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
gimp_config_build_writable_path (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *name</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Creates a search path as it is used in the gimprc file.  The path
returned by <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-writable-path" title="gimp_config_build_writable_path ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_build_writable_path()</code></a> is just the writable
parts of the search path constructed by <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-data-path" title="gimp_config_build_data_path ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_build_data_path()</code></a>.</p>
<p>Note that you cannot use this path directly with <a href="../html/libgimpbase3-gimpenv.html#gimp-path-parse"><code class="function">gimp_path_parse()</code></a>.
As it is in the gimprc notation, you first need to expand and
recode it using <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand" title="gimp_config_path_expand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_expand()</code></a>.</p>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-build-writable-path.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col width="150px" class="parameters_name">
<col class="parameters_description">
<col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations">
</colgroup>
<tbody><tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>name</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>directory name (in UTF-8 encoding)</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr></tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-build-writable-path.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> a newly allocated string</p>
</div>
<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-4.html#api-index-2.4">2.4</a></p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gimp-config-build-plug-in-path"></a><h3>gimp_config_build_plug_in_path ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
gimp_config_build_plug_in_path (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *name</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Creates a search path as it is used in the gimprc file.  The path
returned by <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-plug-in-path" title="gimp_config_build_plug_in_path ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_build_plug_in_path()</code></a> includes a directory
below the user's gimp directory and one in the system-wide plug-in
directory.</p>
<p>Note that you cannot use this path directly with <a href="../html/libgimpbase3-gimpenv.html#gimp-path-parse"><code class="function">gimp_path_parse()</code></a>.
As it is in the gimprc notation, you first need to expand and
recode it using <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand" title="gimp_config_path_expand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_expand()</code></a>.</p>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-build-plug-in-path.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col width="150px" class="parameters_name">
<col class="parameters_description">
<col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations">
</colgroup>
<tbody><tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>name</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>directory name (in UTF-8 encoding)</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr></tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-build-plug-in-path.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> a newly allocated string</p>
</div>
<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-4.html#api-index-2.4">2.4</a></p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gimp-config-build-system-path"></a><h3>gimp_config_build_system_path ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *
gimp_config_build_system_path (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *name</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Creates a search path as it is used in the gimprc file.  The path
returned by <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-system-path" title="gimp_config_build_system_path ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_build_system_path()</code></a> is just the read-only
parts of the search path constructed by <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-build-plug-in-path" title="gimp_config_build_plug_in_path ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_build_plug_in_path()</code></a>.</p>
<p>Note that you cannot use this path directly with <a href="../html/libgimpbase3-gimpenv.html#gimp-path-parse"><code class="function">gimp_path_parse()</code></a>.
As it is in the gimprc notation, you first need to expand and
recode it using <a class="link" href="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.html#gimp-config-path-expand" title="gimp_config_path_expand ()"><code class="function">gimp_config_path_expand()</code></a>.</p>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-build-system-path.parameters"></a><h4>Parameters</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col width="150px" class="parameters_name">
<col class="parameters_description">
<col width="200px" class="parameters_annotations">
</colgroup>
<tbody><tr>
<td class="parameter_name"><p>name</p></td>
<td class="parameter_description"><p>directory name (in UTF-8 encoding)</p></td>
<td class="parameter_annotations"> </td>
</tr></tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="gimp-config-build-system-path.returns"></a><h4>Returns</h4>
<p> a newly allocated string</p>
</div>
<p class="since">Since: <a class="link" href="api-index-2-10-6.html#api-index-2.10.6">2.10.6</a></p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GIMP-VALUE-HOLDS-CONFIG-PATH:CAPS"></a><h3>GIMP_VALUE_HOLDS_CONFIG_PATH()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define GIMP_VALUE_HOLDS_CONFIG_PATH(value) (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), GIMP_TYPE_CONFIG_PATH))
</pre>
</div>
</div>
<div class="refsect1">
<a name="libgimpconfig3-GimpConfig-path.other_details"></a><h2>Types and Values</h2>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GimpConfigPath"></a><h3>GimpConfigPath</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef gchar *                   GimpConfigPath; /* to satisfy docs */
</pre>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GimpConfigPathType"></a><h3>enum GimpConfigPathType</h3>
<p>Types of config paths.</p>
<div class="refsect3">
<a name="GimpConfigPathType.members"></a><h4>Members</h4>
<div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col width="300px" class="enum_members_name">
<col class="enum_members_description">
<col width="200px" class="enum_members_annotations">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="enum_member_name"><p><a name="GIMP-CONFIG-PATH-FILE:CAPS"></a>GIMP_CONFIG_PATH_FILE</p></td>
<td class="enum_member_description">
<p>A single file</p>
</td>
<td class="enum_member_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="enum_member_name"><p><a name="GIMP-CONFIG-PATH-FILE-LIST:CAPS"></a>GIMP_CONFIG_PATH_FILE_LIST</p></td>
<td class="enum_member_description">
<p>A list of files</p>
</td>
<td class="enum_member_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="enum_member_name"><p><a name="GIMP-CONFIG-PATH-DIR:CAPS"></a>GIMP_CONFIG_PATH_DIR</p></td>
<td class="enum_member_description">
<p>A single folder</p>
</td>
<td class="enum_member_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="enum_member_name"><p><a name="GIMP-CONFIG-PATH-DIR-LIST:CAPS"></a>GIMP_CONFIG_PATH_DIR_LIST</p></td>
<td class="enum_member_description">
<p>A list of folders</p>
</td>
<td class="enum_member_annotations"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
</div>
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